Downers Grove Opinion
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Moon landing spans older frontierJul 24, 2009 11:00 pm - On July 20, 1969, I was in the day room of a hospital I worked at in NYC, with all the staff and patients looking up at the ceiling TV. We silently watched as Neil Armst...
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Saturday Soapbox: New Jersey, you make us look goodJul 24, 2009 11:00 pm - More than 40 people in New Jersey, including three mayors and two state lawmakers, were arrested Thursday in the state's latest large corruption probe, an investigation ...
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How universal health care will workJul 24, 2009 11:00 pm - On July 16, a writer asked how universal health coverage will actually cost less. I hope that this was not a rhetorical question, because I would like to explain as best...
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Time to probe crimes of tortureJul 24, 2009 11:00 pm - I am quite concerned that our government take action against the individuals who wrote and/or approved the recently released "torture memos." How can we, as American cit...
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Where are your experts, Al Gore?Jul 24, 2009 11:00 pm - I am curious. The weather has been unusually cool lately; maybe we should bring out some experts and tell us that the planet is cooling and we need to stop using all fos...
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Watch out for those who crave powerJul 23, 2009 11:00 pm - I would like to ask all who voted for B.H. Obama if they are now wondering why they voted for him? If you voted for him because you "hated" G.W. Bush, do you feel better...
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Others should follow Torres' exampleJul 23, 2009 11:00 pm - When Superintendent Jose Torres turned down an $8,140 pay raise and encouraged other Elgin Area School District U-46 administrators to do the same, maybe he was leading ...
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'Killdozer' is one fair demolition derby driverJul 23, 2009 11:00 pm - What could be a better newspaper marketing opportunity than to get behind guys with such names as "Killdozer," "Crusher" and "Butcher?" Guys who drive like maniacs in a ...
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Wood Dale needs Durbin's helpJul 22, 2009 11:00 pm - DuPage County has the second-largest numbers of Democratic voters in the state of Illinois, and they, plus many others in our state, always vote for you, Sen. Dick Durbi...
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Health care costs out of controlJul 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Last year, I was furloughed by United Airlines two years after the birth of three of our four children, including a son born with chronic kidney disease. While employed ...